Turkey Agreed to Take In US Troops

World | February 26, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

The Turkish Government has handed parliament a motion to permit 62,000 US troops to be deployed in Turkey for six months. The motion, which would enable US forces to use Turkey as a springboard for an attack on Iraq, had been scheduled for debate on Tuesday, but one report suggested it may not now be put to a vote until Thursday. US and Turkish officials negotiated through Monday night on a multi-billion-dollar aid package from Washington, and the role Turkish troops might play in northern Iraq, but some details remained unresolved. The Turkish cabinet finally agreed to the US deployment request on Monday after weeks of mounting pressure from Washington, which wants the option of a northern front in any war against Iraq.

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